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I promise this is my last bit of Comm news for the day. The Comm Design Conference was last week and a couple wireless conferences are this week so you get a flood of information.

Microsoft is touting its new Server software as the final key element in producing the as-of-yet absent killer-app Hannibal's earlier post requested. The software is supposed to enable corporations to rollout applications that stream to PocketPC Phone Edition devices, providing the flexibility for all manner of location specific interaction. Basically, Enterprise Location Server is a location tracking system through which companies present location information, maps, and key points of interest over the cellular network.

Microsoft is teaming with AT&T Wireless Services for the initial offering. AT&T Wireless will provide all the location information to enterprise customers that purchase the server software. The company has built an XML Web service that locates a handset and exposes that information to an application via the Enterprise Location Server. Using that geographical information, Microsoft has designed the server software to then call on its MapPoint.Net service to receive maps and driving directions.

They give some applicable examples, part of which lead into the vision I suggest of where all of this wireless technology should be taking us in my previous post, but none of which make me want to run out and buy a PocketPC. Certainly, this is a start toward making these devices a more central part of our lives, the only thing that will drive more sales in my mind. However, it relies largely on what others decide to implement. If companies start rolling out cool new solutions that offer location specific data, this might make 3G a more appealing product. Can you think of any cool location-driven application that would aid in your daily life and make this a compelling product to you?